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Re: [Toronto_Social_Phobia_Support] Introducing myself

Hi worstepisode,
 
Thanks for sharing your experience.  It definitely sounds like social anxiety disorder to me.
 
There is a great program for Social Anxiety Disorder that I'm doing right now and finding really helpful.  It's from the Social Anxiety Institute at http://www.socialanxietyinstitute.org.  There is also a CBT group in Toronto that follows this program and works on doing exposures and role-plays together.  I have tried many programs and traditional CBT in very recognized institutions and this is the most comprehensive program for social anxiety I've ever seen.  This is partly due to the fact that the psychologist who created this program had social anxiety himself and he seems to have a deeper understanding of how to overcome SAD.
 
 
Good luck,
Brian.

worstepisode <worstepisode@...> wrote:

Hi everyone, I stumbled onto this site accidently while at meetup.com.
I  never really though that I had a social phobia, but I'm starting to
realize I do, but I don't think it's extreme.

Let me explain why I think I might have social phobia and please tell
me if i'm correct:

1. I just just finished a class where the desks where positioned so
that they form a square, so everyone can see each other. I get really
nervous in class. My body heat increases and I tend to figite with my
glasses. There are times when I want to raise my hand and participate,
but then when I talk, I get so nervous that my voice changes(becomes
less clear) and then there is another sudden raise in my body
temperature.

2. There are some people I don't nervouse talking with. Some people I
ca talk to no problem. But then there are other people that I get
nervous around especially with girls I like (or some other girls). In
those situations, I just blank out. They are talking to me, and there
are things I want to say, but they don't come out as I want them to
and sometimes I just become silent.

3. I get nervouse alot in public. Most of the time, when I am eating
in public, I feel tense. But then there are times when I feel
confident. I am not insecure, but maybe I am because I feel tense most
of the time.

It's my first year university so I'm starting to really notice it. I
met people but none of them have really become my friends. They are
more like people to ask for help or copy answers lol. I guess I can't
really open up to them to start a friendship.

Well, it's nice to let other people know about my problems. This is
the first time I told anyone about this.



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Hi everyone, I stumbled onto this site accidently while at meetup.com. I never really though that I had a social phobia, but I'm starting to realize I do, but...
worstepisode
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Apr 13, 2005
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Oh yeah, I also get nervous and sweaty when speaking in public, my mouth gets dry so I tend to swallow my saliva(I don't know how to describe it)....
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Apr 13, 2005
12:31 am

Hi, I just read your posting and while I did sign up for the meet up groups, I never did get around to coming to any groups. I'm glad you shared your...
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Apr 13, 2005
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Hi worstepisode, Thanks for sharing your experience. It definitely sounds like social anxiety disorder to me. There is a great program for Social Anxiety...
Brian Robinson
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Apr 13, 2005
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I probably would feel uncomfortable going to the meetings so I'll hold that off for now. My school does offer psychiatric services for anxiety but I know I...
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Apr 13, 2005
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I can't believe this. I was randomly searching on google and I stumbled upon this old post of mine. I didn't remember that I was part of this group. Those were...
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